As part of a survey conducted in mid April 2021, ProsperUS and Data for Progress tested the attitudes of likely voters nationally to measure attitudes towards passing more economic relief. In addition, we tested support for more fiscal stimulus and how attitudes may vary depending on the dollar size of the package. This survey included oversamples of Latinx and Black voters and likely voters under the age of 45.

“President Biden’s first 100 days in office have made it crystal clear that federal investments are critical to ending the COVID recession, avoiding another devastatingly slow recovery, and building an economy that works for all families, not just the wealthy and well-connected. Helping the families, workers, and communities that make up the economy recover from the COVID pandemic and recession is an important step, but we need a lot more: decades of disinvestment precede our current economic crisis and we can’t return to the ‘normal’ of January 2020.”

“President Biden has a once in a generation opportunity to build an economy and future where we are safe, secure, and thriving. Today’s proposal is the first step in securing that future. But we must do more.

The pre-pandemic economy was marked by unchecked inequality, unaffordable housing, a childcare crisis, and more. That’s not an economy we want to return to. It’s time to invest in an economy that works for all of us.

While the CARES act was much-needed and critical to the livelihood of tens of millions of people, economic policy experts agree that it will take much more substantial and sustained public investment for us to achieve full recovery and rebuild our fragile and unequal economy.

President Biden and Congressional Democrats have taken a strong step forward toward national recovery with the signing of the American Rescue Plan.

The stimulus bill only corrected for the pandemic. The next bill will determine if Biden can reshape the pre-COVID economy.

President Biden and Congressional Democrats have taken a strong step forward toward national recovery with the signing of the American Rescue Plan.

ProsperUS pens letter urging Congressional leadership to oppose efforts to water down President Biden's relief proposal.

ProsperUS pens letter urging Congressional leadership to oppose efforts to water down President Biden's relief proposal.

ProsperUS is sending a letter to Democratic Hill leaders urging them to hold firm on a $1.9 trillion relief package, viewing it as an “initial down payment.”

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, major progressive labor, grassroots, movement, faith-based, and policy organizations at the state, local, and national level launched a new coalition called ProsperUS to advocate with one voice for large scale government investments. The coalition will make a coordinated push for bold and speedy action to invest in people and get the economy back on track in the face of the current COVID-19 crisis.

A new coalition of progressive groups is now seeking to put some ideological muscle and durability into this ongoing shift: It’s rolling out a multifaceted campaign organized around the idea that large-scale public expenditures are crucial to securing our national future.

The economic consensus is clear: the best hope for our economy to recover from this historic crisis is massive public investment.